June 21, 2009

L'or d'Afrique showed a lot of neutral colours, especially coffee (I would say earthy, but there is just a lot more richness about these beautiful creations to call it earthy).

In addtition to the rich colours, there was also a lot of statement jewelry - mostly in gold.

Leather corset belts teamed with feminine pieces made me very excited about what we might see in shops in S.A.Note how I lay emphasis on the word "might"...

Another global trend I noticed in the L'or d'Afrique Audtions Collection, was the abundant use of nude. This makes me very happy since a lot of S.A. designers feel the overwhelming need to use Shwe-Shwe in their designs, and I don't think it's necessary to use "out of Africa basics" in order to be original.

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Abigail Keats

Abigail Keats also showed a lot of neautral colours. We saw ruffles and mini's are also something that haven't left our shores.

I have a VERY soft spot for anything remotely resembeling Marilyn Monroe, so it should come as no surprise that I absolutely love this Dolce & Gabbana dress with a MM print on Molly Sims. I kinda like Molly in the 50's feel. She was accompanied by Brian Atwood.

Alexis Bryan looked pretty in Prabal Gurung.

Claire Danes wearing a black Narciso Rodriguez gown, with the designer by her side. Accessorized with a Tod's clutch.

The very cool Vera Wang... *sigh*... in her own design. Okay, I love her! Her outfit may not be perfect, but I love her style!

Ashley Olsen, very true to her style, looks gorgeous in this scarlet dress. I like the embellishments on the shoulders.

Ooohh, I like Kirsten Dunst in this Rodarte dress with Nicholas Kirkwood heels. No, I love!!

Doutzen Kroes lookes like a princess in this Zac Posen gown and black Laboutin pumps.

Agenyss Deyn mutilates a perfectly good dress. Urgh..!!!

Kerry Washington looks absolutely beautiful in this gorgeous Doo.Ri gown. I love how it seems to shimmer.

Pretty pink Michael Kors dress, lovely nude peep toe pumps, set against a richly tanned skin - awesome. Now we just wait until Blake Lively does something with her hair.

Do you think the smile on Anna Wintour's face has something to do with Justin Timberlake? I like to see her in Carolina Herrera instead of Prada, but don't you just wish she would try something different?

Lake Bell is wearing Louis Vuitton, and although I like the dress there is just something not cool going on here. I can't decide if it's the shoes, her not even atempting a smile or if it's her posture.

June 15, 2009

Let me introduce myself: I am a student - in all things fashion. With this blog I hope to learn about the world of beautiful creations, the artistic tale of style and the influence that the celebrity has on the fashion culture in our current lifestyle.

In short, I want to observe the fashion world, and have as much fun as possible creating my own voice and opinion within this well established industry...

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